The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Debo Olugunagba, has cleared the air that the Minister of the the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is not bigger than the party.
The party scribe made the clarification during an interview with the Independent after the National Executive Council meeting of the party which was held on Thursday.
He explained that the party has been in existence for about 25 years and is properly structured, adding that to say that an individual is bigger than a party is “completely incorrect.”
When asked if the party is afraid of Wike, he replied, “I don’t agree with your characterization of the party being afraid of an individual. PDP is bigger than individuals. It is an institution and it is 25 years old.
“I just told you that I disagree with your characterization. I need to tell you what happened during the process. Number one, it is on record that in this party we have presidents, vice presidents and they have led this party before now, but to come and say that an individual is bigger than the party wouldn’t be completely correct and I’m sure you will agree with me on that. This party tries to work on processes and tries to ensure that the principle of democracy is in all the processes. Reconciliation is not a one day affair.”